Songkran, the Thai New Year’s Festival, can be lots and lots of fun, as long as you know a few things about it. I do remember precisely how I felt when I arrived in Bangkok for the very first time back in 2010. It was Songkran and I had no idea what’s happening and why…
While traveling you’ll always find funny stuff lost in translation. I bet you all have seen weird translations on menus and I bet most of you found themselves standing in front of signs without any clue what’s written on it. (And sometimes you might even find some funny lost in translation stuff on this blog…
My perfect beach? It should be remote and quiet. I need a hammock and good food in walking distance. When I’m lying in bed I want the sound of the waves to lull me softly to sleep. I want to drink banana shakes and bury my toes in the sand. There shouldn’t be any annoying…
Not sure about you, but when I’m travelling I’m always thinking about, what I would do, if I wouldn’t do what I’m doing. Could I live somewhere in the middle of nowhere? Work as a waitress in Paris? Or as a diving instructor in paradise? In January I’ve met Elena in Koh Tao. She’s working…
Sometimes my suitcase is to heavy, my backpack too full or my shopping desire too strong. And then, then I leave things behind. A shirt here, a scarf there. A pant there, a skirt somewhere else. Sometimes I give the things away, sometimes (when things are over and done with) I throw them away, sometimes…
There are many things to do in Bangkok. One is to watch the sunset from one of the many rooftop bars in Bangkok, a tasty drink in one hand and your camera in the other. Ok, let’s be honest: I’ve only been to ONE rooftop bar in Bangkok. But the Red Sky bar on the…
